when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
same family (race, tribe)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lie down; to throw oneself down
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
order of chivalry; chivalric order
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
at that time; in those days
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
wild beast; wild animal; brute
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation